Chapter 29 – Power Rangers: Generations (Part 1)
Unknown Location
Jason slowly moved his head as he began to regain conscious. He took a look at his surroundings and the picture didn't look great. He was inside a large cave with just a small fire to light the surrounding area. He was also chained to a wall, completely spread eagle, with his arms and legs individually shackled. He had been out for his morning run when something ambushed him from behind. He didn't see who his attacker was and as a consequence, he didn't have a chance to shield himself from the attack.
Just then Jason heard a groan from his right hand side. Craning his neck as far as he could, he barely made out the figure of Tyler. He too was chained to the wall in a similar manner, "Tyler are you awake?"
"Just about old man", Tyler groaned, "man I feel terrible".
"What happened to you?" Jason asked.
The red Dino Charge ranger moved his body slightly to try and get a little more comfortable, "I remember I was out in the back yard, I had just asked Shelby out on a date for the following day. I vaguely recall something striking me from behind and the next thing I remember is waking up a few seconds ago". This was not the news Jason wanted to hear, whoever had attacked them knew where they lived and also their regular patterns.
"I'm fine over here as well, if either of you care", a sarcastic voice called from Jason's left. Looking through the gloom, Jason barely made out another male who was also chained to the wall. He had floppy brown hair and was wearing a worn pair of blue jeans and a red shirt.
"Conner?" Jason asked as a few embers crackled off the fire.
"In the flesh", Conner McKnight, the red Dino Thunder ranger replied. After his 'tour of duty' had ended, Conner moved in to professional soccer. He was the star striker for LA Galaxy and also the current captain for the US soccer team, "Is that the new guy over there with you?" he asked.
"Tyler, meet Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Thunder ranger", Jason stated.
"Good to meet you", Tyler called back, "I'd shake your hand but...", he shook his arm and the chains jangled against the stone wall.
Conner laughed, "I like this one", he paused for a moment, "I take it that neither of you can remember how you got here either".
"Afraid not", Tyler replied, "what was the last thing you remember?"
"I was driving back after practice when something forced me off the road", Conner began, "my car hit a tree and next thing I remember is being chained up with you two".
Tyler grunted as he tried to pull the chains out of the wall, "This is just great, we're stuck in this cave and no one knows that we're here".
"Well I was on my way to meet my wife", Conner replied, "if I know Kira she would've called in re-enforcements by now".
"Which means there's a small ranger army looking for us", Jason added. The three red rangers went silent for a few moments before the original red continued, "Don't you think it's a little strange that someone would kidnap us. I mean two of us are semi-retired from ranger business so why not kidnap more rangers from the current team".
"Not any three red rangers either", Conner responded, "three T-Rex rangers as well".
Jason snorted, "When did you get so smart Conner?"
"Must be Kira's influence", the Dino Thunder ranger laughed. Their conversation was interrupted by the appearance of a number of Vivix, followed by some creatures that Conner hadn't seen in a while, Tripiods.
Finally Jason noticed a small platoon of Putty Patrollers, creatures he thought had all been destroyed after Zordon's sacrifice seventeen years ago. There was a clank of armour as their captor finally made themselves know, "You!" Jason gasped.
Dino Mansion
The lab was feeling a little claustrophobic as more visitors began to arrive. The entire Dino Charge team were present, along with Chloe, Kira, Trent and Billy. The yellow Dino Thunder ranger had put a call in to a couple of old friends and they had arrived as quickly as possible. Into the lab stepped Tommy Oliver and his wife Kimberly. Close behind them were Hayley Zitkor and Ethan James, "Hey Kira, Trent, we got here as soon as we could", Tommy called out.
"This is great, the whole team's back together", Ethan called out but then remembered why he was here, "apart from Conner".
"Dude you have seriously been hanging around with my husband too much", Kira smiled.
"So have you", Hayley added as she took a seat next to Kiera at the main computer.
"So all of you are former rangers?" Shelby asked.
Kim nodded, "Well except for Hayley, she was the tech expert for the Dino Thunder team". She spread he arms, "I suppose introductions are in order, this is Ethan James, the Blue Dino Thunder ranger and you've met Kira and Trent already". The three waived at the latest ranger team, "I'm Kimberly Oliver, the original pink ranger and this is my husband Tommy, he's was the original green ranger".
"And the first white ranger", Trent added.
"And the Red Zeo and Turbo ranger", Hayley chimed in from the computer.
"Don't forget the Black Dino Thunder Ranger", Kira smiled.
"Geez do you have a spandex fetish or something", Chase snorted.
"That fine example of humanity is Chase Randall, our black ranger", Riley rolled his eyes, "I'm Riley Griffin the green ranger, this is Shelby Watkins the pink ranger, that excitable looking guy in the corner is our blue ranger Koda Yamaguchi". He paused and pointed behind the previous rangers, "Behind you is Ivan Prushanov the gold ranger, I assumed you already know Kiera", the others nodded, "well she's now our purple ranger".
"Ha, you all owe me 20 bucks", Kim held out her hands, much to the annoyance of the others, "sorry Little K, I bet them that you would one day become a ranger".
"No worries Aunt Kim", Kiera called out without looking up from the computer, "I want a split of that money though".
Tommy laughed and put his wallet back in his pocket. He then saw Chloe in the corner of the room, chewing nervously on her nails, "You must be Chloe right", she looked up and nodded, "I take it this is all news to you?"
"Well some of it", she replied, "I knew about the latest team but finding out that my boyfriend was the original red ranger is a bit of a bombshell".
"Yeah I can understand that", Tommy nodded.
Kim meanwhile had moved closer to the woman, "Jason's new girlfriend eh, boy do I have some stories to tell you about him", she placed an arm around her shoulder and moved her away from the other rangers.
Tommy laughed at his wife but he soon felt someone tapping on his shoulder. Turning around he saw Koda looking at him like some adoring fan girl, "I would just like to say, it's an honour to meet you. I followed all of your battles when I was younger".
The multi-coloured ranger shook his head, "Please I'm just an ordinary person like you and also you're making me feel old".
"If you want to feel really old, Riley here wasn't even born when you hung up your morpher the first time", Shelby smiled.
Tommy didn't know how to respond to that, now he really did feel old. He then saw Chase approaching him nervously, "Hey I'm sorry about that comment earlier", the black Dino Charge ranger began, "I tend to speak before I think". Tommy nodded in appreciation of the apology and shook Chase's hand.
Whilst all this was going on, Ivan was watching the CCTV and he saw another car pull up in the drive, "Everyone I've seen something on the", he began to snap his fingers, trying to remember what it was called, "television, that's it. We've got some more visitors".
The Dino Charge rangers gathered around the screen, "Alright Ivan, you're the most intimidating", Shelby began, "go and see what they want". The gold ranger nodded and walked towards the door to the lab, "Don't threaten them with your sword straight away though", she the need to add.
Ivan teleported downstairs and a few moments later he returned with a couple more guests. There was an African-American male with a closely cropped head of hair. He was wearing a baggy multi-coloured t-shirt and a black pair of shorts. The other guest was an Asian woman with long black hair. She was wearing a black skirt and suit jacket with a yellow blouse underneath.
"Zack, Trini", Kim squealed as she ran to greet two of her oldest friends.
Both Trini Kwan and Zack Taylor had attended the Teen Peace Conference in Switzerland during their teenage years but they had both taken different paths after it had finished. The conference had inspired Trini to enter politics on a full time basis. She had worked her way up the ladder until, at the tender age of 36, she had been elected the Governor of California.
Zack had decided to take his love of dance and performing to the next level and had entered the world of acting. He had appeared in a few TV shows but really his love was musical theatre. He had been the featured actor in a number of shows on Broadway and in London's West End. He even had his fifteen minutes of mainstream fame in the early 2000's when an instructional video for Hip Hop Kido became a national phenomenon. "What's up new guys", the original black ranger smiled, "the Zack man is in the house".
"Some things never change", Trini rolled her eyes, "hello everyone, especially you Billy. It's been a long time since we saw you on Earth", she said to the original blue ranger.
"Yo Billy, my main brain, I didn't even see you there", Zack greeting him warmly.
"Any idea where Jason and the others are?" Trini asked.
Almost simultaneously, Kiera and Hayley rotated around in their chairs, "I'm afraid not", the purple ranger replied, "whoever has taken Jason, Conner and Tyler has hidden them well".
"But why those three?" Trent asked, "I mean we've got fourteen other rangers here, why target them specifically", there were murmurs of agreement with the question posed by the White Dino Thunder Ranger.
"All three of them possess the spirit of the Tyrannosaurus", Hayley replied, "no offence to the other Dino spirits but the Tyrannosaurus is probably the strongest of any of them". She sighed, "If someone has found a way to use that spirit, potentially they could anything".
There were various looks shared between the assembled rangers, most of them concern, "So what do we do in the meantime?" Chase asked.
"We train and prepare", Tommy replied, "we don't know what we're facing but if it can get the jump on three red rangers, it must be extremely powerful".
"I've called in some assistance from an old friend", Kiera stated, "they should be arriving in a couple of hours".
Hayley then addressed the veteran rangers, "I assumed you all brought a morpher of some kind", everyone flashed a Dino Gem or Power Morpher at the genius engineer. She looked at Tommy and smiled, "Going with that one today?"
Tommy shrugged, "Seemed like most appropriate choice".
Hayley nodded before addressing Kiera, "Go and train with the others, I think you'll be needed out there".
"Thanks Hayley", the purple ranger replied.
"Alright ladies and gents, welcome to the Chase Randall guided tour of the Dino Mansion", he began, "please keep your arms by your side during teleportation". There were various groans at the antics of the black Dino Charge ranger as he teleported them out of the lab and into the backyard.
Unknown Cave
Jason couldn't believe what he was seeing, he thought that most of Rita's general's had been destroyed by Zordon's Wave, "Scorpina", he growled, "I would say it's a pleasure but that would be a lie".
"Old girlfriend?" Conner asked.
"Old enemy", Jason replied, "the worst woman I've ever encountered", he paused before adding, "except for my ex-wife".
Scorpina clutched her hand to her chest, "Down to second place, I'm offended Jason".
"How did you manage to survive", he demanded.
"Well us scorpions are hard to get rid of", she chuckled, "I was the only one though", she added with bitterness. "All of them gone, or corrupted by the vile stench of humanity", she raised her sword, "but that's all about to change". She placed three urns at the feet of the three red rangers. The one next to Conner was a dull black colour. Underneath Tyler was an urn that looked like it was made out of ice. Finally she placed one next to Jason that was a similar golden colour to her own armour. She gave it a loving caress before standing up, "These urns contain the essence of three fallen warriors. It's taken me years to find them but all of my hard work paid off. You will go down in history as the three who helped to create the new United Alliance of Evil.
"You're crazy, our friends will find us", Tyler shouted.
Scorpina didn't seem too concerned and simply shrugged, "Let them come, I have a few scores to settle with the Power Rangers". One of the Putty's brought out a table with a large white crystal, "This crystal was taken from Master Vile's home planet and it has the power to restore the dead back to life".
Something clicked inside Jason's head, "Come on Scorpina, not even you're that stupid. You know that dead spirits don't like being dragged back to life".
"For once I agree with you", she smiled, "that's why I'm going to use your Dino spirits as part of the ritual". She paced in front of the three rangers, "The spirit of the Tyrannosaurus will be more than enough to keep them stable".
"You won't get away with this", Conner snarled.
Scorpina looked around the cave, "I don't see anyone here to stop me, now quiet I need to concentrate". She closed her eyes, she was never as talented as Rita with magic but she knew enough to make this work. For a few minutes nothing happened, making the rangers believe that the ritual had failed. Suddenly the crystal began to glow and a beam of light struck the red rangers. They cried out in pain, it felt like something was being pulled out from within them. There was a flash of light and the three urns exploded.
When the rangers were able to look, they saw three large creatures standing next to Scorpina. They didn't recognise one of them but Jason and Conner definitely knew two of them. They were faces that still haunted their dreams.
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N – Fans of Super Sentai might know of the team up between the Kyoryugers, Abarangers and Zyurangers, well this is my version of it. Sadly I don't think we'll see this during Dino Charge for several reason, although we can all dream can't we...